Associate Actuary

Ameritas • Cincinnati, OH

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

Provide actuarial services to create, support, maintain, and measure insurance products. Responsible for providing actionable information, enabling good business decisions while designing and managing project initiatives and business processes. Create information and develop intelligence so that business leaders can make informed, risk-adjusted decisions on Disability Income (DI) product development and DI product management. Interpret complex financial information for various audiences (FP&A, Corporate Actuarial, and Individual Division senior management). This is a hybrid role working partially in-office (Lincoln, NE or Cincinnati, OH) and partially from home.

Requirements

• 4-7 years of related experience required.
• Bachelor's degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, or related field required.
• Actuarial modeling experience required.
• ASA (Associate, Society of Actuaries) required.

Nice To Haves

• Prophet modeling experience strongly preferred.
• FSA (Fellow, Society of Actuaries) desired.
• MAAA (Member of the American Academy of Actuaries) desired.
• SQL programming experience preferred.
• Programming experience preferred; VBA, R, Python or related experience desired.

Responsibilities

• Manage risk and ensure the appropriate level of profitability through quarter end analysis and actuarial data analytics, visualization, and interpretation.
• Manage CFT (cash flow testing), ORSA (own risk solvency assessment), financial planning, and other major modeling projects; use actuarial models and interpret results for upper management.
• Design and implement DI product development enhancements to achieve business results.
• Develop partnerships within the organization to engage in cross-functional business initiatives including the Financial Planning process, modeling initiatives, or product initiatives.
• Respond to requests for information from actuaries, accountants, auditors, management, and other associates including external stakeholders. Provide actuarial analysis where appropriate.
• Perform stress testing and scenario analysis to equip management to make strategic decisions.
• Monitor and evaluate model development change requests. Participate in actuarial model development and related model governance compliance.
• Design, test, and maintain actuarial models for the specified actuarial purpose. Assist in the setting of actuarial assumptions.
• Compile and analyze data; using statistical formulas and other actuarial methods. Maintain solid model documentation to support model governance.

Benefits

• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match and quarterly contribution.
• Tuition Reimbursement and Assistance.
• Incentive Program Bonuses.
• Competitive Pay.
• Flexible Hybrid work.
• Thrive Days - Personal time off.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution.
• Well-being programs with financial rewards.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• Professional development programs.
• Leadership development programs.
• Employee resource groups.
• StrengthsFinder Program.
• Matching donations program.
• Paid volunteer time– 8 hours per month.
• Generous paid maternity leave and paternity leave.
• Fertility, surrogacy, and adoption assistance.
• Backup child, elder and pet care support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level